Post "Third Astray"

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[Yuunagi's been staring at the wreckage of the Rushbird and his own Straybird after the mission, blinking only once in a while. He hasn't gone to check Ichitaka's condition; no, he felt he didn't have the right to.]

Those people were definitely the ones...first gramps...now this...

[He slams a fist into a nearby crate.

Was this really all he could do against this threat? He couldn't even protect his own brother...]

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[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

Slam your hand harder into that crate and I daresay it'll look worse than Kamille's...

[Post mission, Alexei is surveying the damage to... well... pretty much everything. He's only minorly worried about Wahrheit, more worried about the two completely broken suits before him.]

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[A quick glance.]

You're that Lynx.

[He notices Alexei looking at the Rush and Stray...or what's left of them...and lowers his head slightly, teeth clenched.]

This can be fixed in time. But we can't afford to go up against something like that again without improvements.

[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

You seemed to know what those suits were... information regarding them would be invaluable...

[A barely audible click can be heard as Alexei continues to look up and down the Rush and Stray.]

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

They're possibly...no...most likely...related to GreaT: the group that kidnapped my grandfather.

[He pauses, recalling the Strike and Cannon Valleys.]

Those designs are his, except for the last one we saw...I don't know what else they managed to get...

[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

...Right. I remembering you or Ichitaka mentioning that to me at one point about your grandfather. Is it... possible that your grandfather...

[Ooooh, Alexei that is the WRONG way to go right now.]

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

There's...no way he would...

[Even he's starting to doubt himself, but he turns away, picking up a wrench from a nearby toolbox to finally begin his work...]

I know he wouldn't...

[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

I won't pry then... I realize talking about such things can be a touchy subject, especially right now after such a raw mission.

Shall I... leave you to your work, Yuu?

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[He nods.]

Ah. I would appreciate it.

But...please, let me know how Ichitaka is faring...

[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

That I will... but shouldn't a sibling check on his own kin? I would think that'd be sort of a... family thing.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

Not when I'm like this. And there are things I have to do to make sure this doesn't happen again...

[He takes a good look at that axe still jammed into the Rushbird...]

[howling-alone.livejournal.com]

I... suppose I understand. I'll give Ichitaka your regards. Hopefully he'll wake before you finish those machines. Good luck, Yuu... and try not to burn yourself into the ground... we seem to having a lot of that going on around here recently.

[Alexei bows, backing up slowly before another click is heard. Just as quickly as he showed up, he's gone from sight.]

[emorangerpink]

Yuunagi.

[Quietly, from a respectful distance.]

We can look after the repairs, at least for now. You don't need to be... here.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

[He's quiet for a few seconds...]

I do. I'm responsible for this too...

[emorangerpink]

There are a lot of people who can work on the mechs.

Not just anyone should be the one there when he wakes up.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

I can't face him right now.

This is the only place I can be...after all that, I have to fix things...

[emorangerpink]

[Laura studies him in silence for a bit.]

...All right. If you need to... let's work on these.

But, Yuunagi... he will want to see you, when you're able. Believe me.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Hey man...

[[MarKus still gives fucks about Yuu. They's cool after all.]]

I'm sure Ichi will be alright mang. We can work on fixing these later... You needta chill...

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

But they're out there...who knows when they'll be back...

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

They're up there. If they could follow us, they would have already. Besides, since we're back on Earth, we can all fight em off this time.

Just... go chill man. Be with your brother or something.

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

I can't see Ichitaka. Not when I couldn't do anything for him...

I have to fix this...

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Well, you can't fix shit until you're rested and recovered too.

If you're worried about fixin the Birds, we'll get it later. Fuckin rest, yo

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

I'm no stranger to being exhausted...

This is nothing.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Yuunagi.

Go. [[He's fo real yo.]]

[azure-savior.livejournal.com]

[Christ. Would you look at the Rushbird. Or what was left of it at any rate.]

What happened out there?

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

...We were attacked by a group fielding my grandfather's designs.

But this damage...was caused by something we've never seen before.

[chozo_girl]

It is not here where you should be.

[Have a frowning bounty hunter, looking down at Yuu with entirely unamused eyes]

[pheasantshanker.livejournal.com]

There's nowhere else I can be.

[chozo_girl]

Wrong. Ichitaka would be better helped by your presence than this mech.